Brodie, J. & Lewis, J. ed.
Unravelling the algae
the past, present, and future of algae systematics
CRC Press 2007.11
400 pp. (H)
ISBN 0-8493-7989-X
18,500円
Contents
1.Introduction/ 2.Algae in the warp and weave of life: bound by plastids/ 3.Evolution and relationships of algae: major branches of the tree of life/ 4. Classification and diatom systematics: the past, the present and the future/ 5.The taxonomy of cyanobacteria: molecular insights into a difficult problem/ 6. Molecular systematics of red algae: building future structures on firm foundations/ 7. Systematics of the green algae: conflict of classic and modern approaches/ 8. In the shadow of giants: systematics of the charophyte green algae/ 9. The chlorarachniophytes: evolution and classification/ 10. Molecular systematics of Haptophyta/ 11. Decrypting cryptomonads: a challenge for molecular taxonomy/ 12. On dinoflagellate phylogeny and classification/ 13. Molecular genetics and the neglected art of diatomics/ 14. Classification of the Phaeophyceae from past to present and current challenges/ 15. Molecular systematics of the Chrysophyceae and Synurophyceae/ 16. A decade of euglenoid molecular phylogenetics/ 17.The contribution of genomics to the understanding of algal evolution/ 18. Algal molecular systematics: A review of the past and prospects for the future/ Glossary / Index/
* With six pages of full color plates, Unravelling the algae: the past, present, and future of algae systematics reviews the state-of-the-science and assesses the impact of molecular tools on the taxonomy of algal groups. It discusses the extent to which these tools extend understanding of the immense algal diversity and revolutionize ideas of taxonomy and classification. Illustrating contrasting viewpoints, the book highlights contemporary perspectives on algal evolution and the concept of classification, addresses systematics and taxonomy for virtually all algal groups ranging from microalgae to ultraplankton, explores the impact of genomics on algal systematics, and concludes with a discussion of future directions for research. *
Len, R. et al. ed.
Transgenic Microalgae as Green Cell Factories
緑の細胞工場としての遺伝子組換え微細藻類
Springer-Verlag 2008.12
132 pp.(H)
ISBN 0-387-75531-4
16,500円
Contents
part.1. NUCLEAR TRANSFORMATION OF EUKARYOTIC MICROALGAE: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS: 1.Microalgae Groups Transformed/ 2.Methods for Microalgae Transformation/ 3.Characteristics of the Transformation Process/ 4.DNA Constructions Used in Transformation/ 5.Difficulties for Stable Expression of the Transgenes/ 6.Concluding Remarks/ part.2. TRANSFORMATION OF CYANOBACTERIA: 7.Transformation of Cyanobacteria/ 8.Applications/ part.3. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND THE BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF DIATOMS: 9.Peter Kroth Abstract/ 10.Diatom Biology/ 11.Genetic Manipulation of Diatoms/ 12.Biochemistry of Diatoms and Technological Applications/ 13.Synthesis of Fatty Acids/ 14.Biomineralization/ 15.Concluding Remarks/ 00LeonAEMB 9 8/13/07, 9:53 AM x Contents/ part.4. TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CHLOROPLAST TRANSFORMATION OF CHLAMYDOMONAS: 16.Delivery of DNA into the Chloroplast Compartment/ 17.Integration of Transforming DNA/ 18.Polyploidy and the Problems of Heteroplasmy/ 19.Selection Strategies/ 20.Reverse-Genetic Studies of the Chlamydomonas Plastome/ 21.Expression of Foreign Genes in the Chlamydomonas Chloroplast/ 22.Future Prospects/ part.5. INFLUENCE OF CODON BIAS ON THE EXPRESSION OF FOREIGN GENES IN MICROALGAE: 23.Markus Heitzer, Almut Eckert, Markus Fuhrmann and Christoph Griesbeck Abstract/ 24.General Aspects of Codon Bias in Pro- and Eukaryotic Expression Hosts/ 25.Phaeodactylum tricornutum/ 26.Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ― Expression from Chloroplast and Nucleus/ 27.Concluding Remarks/ part.6. IN THE GRIP OF ALGAL GENOMICS: 28.Which Organisms Should Have Their Genomes Sequenced?/ 29.Full Genome Sequences/ 30.cDNA and Partial Genome Sequences/ 31.Viral Genomes/ 32.Concluding Remarks/ part.7. INSERTIONAL MUTAGENESIS AS A TOOL TO STUDY GENES/FUNCTIONS IN CHLAMYDOMONAS: 33.Chlamydomonas as a Model for Translational Biology/ 34.Mutants as a Tool for Functional Genomics/ 35.Future Perspectives/ 00LeonAEMB 10 8/13/07, 9:53 AM/ Contents xi/ part.8. OPTIMIZATION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN THE CHLOROPLASTS OF GREEN ALGAE: 36.Expression of Recombinant Proteins in the Chlamydomonas Chloroplast/ 37.Strategies for Increasing Recombinant Protein Expression in Algal Chloroplast/ 38.Conclusion and Prospectus/ part.9. PHYCOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS USING TRANSGENIC MICROALGAE: 39.Metals in the Environment/ 40.The Role of the Algal Cell Wall in Heavy Metal Binding and Tolerance/ 41.The Plasma Membrane and Heavy Metal Flux/ 42.Heavy Metal Metabolism in the Cytoplasm of Algae/ 43.Algal Heavy Metal Biosensors/ 44.Application of Engineered Algae for Bioremediation: The Risks and Benefits/ part.10. HYDROGEN FUEL PRODUCTION BY TRANSGENIC MICROALGAE: 45.Overview/ 46.Sulfur-Nutrient Deprivation Attenuates Photosystem-II Repair and Promotes H2-Production in Unicellular Green Algae/ 47.Genetic Engineering of Sulfate Uptake in Microalgae for H2-Production/ 48.Application of the Hydrogenase Assembly Genes in Conferring H2-Production Capacity in a Variety of Organisms/ 49.Engineering O2 Tolerance to the Green Algal Hydrogenase/ 50.Engineering Starch Accumulation in Microalgae for H2-Production/ 51.Engineering Optimal Light Utilization in Microalgae for H2-Production/ 52.Future Directions/ part.11. MICROALGAL VACCINES: 53.Oral Vaccines/ 54.Microalgal Vaccines/ Recent Progress/ index/
* Offers a global view of the genetic manipulation of microalgae and their applications. Microalgae have been largely cultured and commercialized as food and feed additives, and their potential as a source of high-added value compounds is well known. Yet, in contrast to the large number of genetically modified bacteria, yeast and even higher plants, only a few species of microalgae have been genetically transformed with efficiency. *
Seckbach, J. ed.
Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments
Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology , Vol.11
Springer-Verlag 2007.10
814 pp. (H)
ISBN 1-4020-6111-0
44,900円
Contents
Foreword/ Preface/ Introduction to the algal world/ PART 1: General Introduction: 1.Oxygenic photosynthetic microorganisms in extreme environments: possibilities and limitation/ PART 2: Phototrophs at high and low light: 2.Effects of ultraviolet radiation on cyanobacteria and their protective mechanisms/ 3.The hidden life of algae underground/ 4.Meromictic lakes as habitats for protists: life in the chemocline and below?,/ 5.Marine phototrophs in the twilight zone/ PART 3: Phototrophs in the marine environment: 6.Biology of the chlorophyll D-containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina/ 7.Phylogenetics, molecular biology and ecological impacts of a group of highly unusual protists: the dinoflagellates/ 8. Diatoms: Living in a contructal environment/ 9.The margin of the sea: survival at the top of the tides/ 10.Seaweeds on the abrasion platforms of the intertidal zone of eastern Mediterranean shores/ 11.Status of mangrove ecosystem: exploring the potential role of cyanobacteria in restoration and afforestation/ 12.Intertidal sandy flats as a habitat where plastid acquisition processes are ongoing/ 13.Hydrochemical key to the genesis of calcareous non-laminated and laminated cyanobacterial microbialites/ 14.Soil and freshwater micro-algae as a food source for invertebrates in extreme environments/ . PART 4: Phototrophs in cold environments: 15.Cold tolerance in cyanobacteria and life in the cryosphere/ 16. Cyanobacteria in Antarctic lake environments: a mini-review/ 17. Green cryosestic algae/ 18.Psychrophilic diatoms: mechanisms for survival in freeze-thaw cycles/ 19.Algae at extreme low temperatures: the cryobank/ PART 5: Phototrophs in hot alkaline and acidic environments and non-thermal acidic habitats Cyanidiophyceae: looking back - looking forward; 20.Diversity of the cosmopolitan thermophile mastigocladus laminosus at global, regional and local scales/ 21.The thermophilic cyanobacteria of the zerka ma’in thermal springs in Jordan/ 22.Iron-tolerant cyanobacteria: implications for astrobiology/ 23. Extreme acidophiles: freshwater algae associated with acid mine drainage/ 24.Eukaryotic community structure from R弛 Tinto (SW, Spain), a highly acidic river/ 25.Species composition of Cyanidiales assemblages in pisciarelli (Campi Flegrei, Italy), and description of Galdieria phlegrea sp. nov./ 26. A genomics approach to understanding the biology of thermo-acidophilic red algae/ 27.Enigmatic archaeal and eukaryotic life at hydrothermal vents and in marine subsurface sediments/ PART 6: Phototrophs under water stress: dry and hypersaline environments: 28.North American desert microbiotic soil crust communities: diversity despite challenge/ 29. Chroococcidiopsis from desert to Mars/ 30.Chlorophyta on land: independent lineages of green eukaryotes from arid lands/ 31.Aeroterrestrial algae growing on man-made surfaces: what are the secrets of their ecological success?,/ 32.The systematics of subaerial algae/ 33.Diversity, distribution and ecology of green algae and cyanobacteria in urban habitats/ 34.Diversity of organic osmotic compounds and osmotic adaptation in cyanobacteria and algae/ PART 7: Adaptation of algae to changing environments: 35.Cyanobacteria: diversity and versatility, clues to life in extreme environments/ 36.Life in a hypervariable environment: algae of the great salt plains of Oklahoma/ PART 8: Other microorganisms and extreme habitats: 37.The fate of biological materials in acidic environments of the Rio Tinto, southwestern Spain/ 38.Deep-sea microbial eukaryotes in anoxic, microoxic, and sulfidic environments/ 39.Fungal associations at the cold edge of life/ 40.The early earth’s record of supposed extremophilic bacteria and cyanobacteria, at 3.9 to 2.5 Ga/ PART 9: Outlook - Summary: 41.Algae and Cyanobacteria under environmental extremes: final comments/ *
Graneli, E. & Turner, J. T. ed.
Ecology of Harmful Algae
(Ecological Studies Vol.189)
Springer-Verlag 2006.
413pp.(H)
ISBN 3-540-32209-4
22,600円
Contents
Part A Harmful Algae and Their Global Distribution : 1 An Introduction to Harmful Algae/ 2 Molecular Taxonomy of Harmful Algae/ 3 The Biogeography of Harmful Algae/ 4 Importance of Life Cycles in the Ecology of Harmful Microalgae/ Part B The Ecology of Major Harmful Algae Groups : 5 The Ecology of Harmful Dinoflagellates/ 6 The Ecology of Harmful Flagellates Within Prymnesiophyceae and Raphidophyceae/ 7 The Ecology of Harmful Diatoms/ 8 Ecology of Harmful Cyanobacteria/ 9 Brown Tides/ Part C The Ecology and Physiology of Harmful Algae : 10 Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics in Relation to Physical Processes/ 11 Ecological Aspects of Harmful Algal In Situ Population Growth Rates/ 12 Harmful Algae and Cell Death/ 13 The Diverse Nutrient Strategies of Harmful Algae: Focus on Osmotrophy/ 14 Phagotrophy in Harmful Algae/ 15 Allelopathy in Harmful Algae: A Mechanism to Compete for Resources?/ 16 Trace Metals and Harmful Algal Blooms/ 17 Molecular Physiology of Toxin Production and Growth Regulation in Harmful Algae/ 18 Chemical and Physical Factors Influencing Toxin Content/ 19 Relationships Between Bacteria and Harmful Algae/ Part D Harmful Algae and the Food Web : 20 Harmful Algae Interactions with Marine Planktonic Grazers/ 21 Pathogens of Harmful Microalgae/ 22 Phycotoxin Pathways in Aquatic Food Webs: Transfer, Accumulation and Degradation/ Part E Studying and Mitigating Harmful Algae: New Approaches : 23 Molecular Approaches to the Study of Phytoplankton Life Cycles: Implications for Harmful Algal Bloom Ecology/ 24 Laboratory and Field Applications of Ribosomal RNA Probes to Aid the Detection and Monitoring of Harmful Algae/ 25 Mitigation and Controls of HABs/ Part F Human Impact on Harmful Algae and Harmful Algae Impact on Human Activity : 26 The Complex Relationships Between Increases in Fertilization of the Earth, Coastal Eutrophication and Proliferation of Harmful Algal Blooms/ 27 "Top-Down" Predation Control on Marine Harmful Algae/ 28 Climate Change and Harmful Algal Blooms/ 29 Anthropogenic Introductions of Microalgae/ 30 The Economic Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms/ *
Lembi, C. A. & Waaland, J. R. ed.
Algae and Human Affairs
Cambridge University Press 2007.11
606 pp. (P)
ISBN 0-521-04440-5
13,400円
Contents
Part I. Algae and Their Role in Natural Ecosystems: 1. The algae: an overview / 2. Structure and role of algae in tropical reef communities / 3. Algae and the environment: the Great Lakes case / Part II. Algae for Food and Food Supplements: 4. Porphyra as food: cultivation and economics / 5. Cultivated edible kelp / 6. Food and food products from seaweeds / 7. Spirulina: a model for microalgae as human food / 8. Some public health aspects of microalgal products / Part III. Algae in Industry, Environmental Management, and Agriculture: 9. Commercial production and applications of algal hydrocolloids / 10. Lipids and polyols from microalgae / 11. The role of microalgae in liquid waste treatment and reclamation / 12. Hydrogen production by algal water splitting / 13. Products from fossil algae / 14. Algae and agriculture / Part IV. Adverse Impacts of Algae: 15. Marine dinoflagellate blooms: dynamics and impacts / 16. Hazards of freshwater blue-green algae (cyanobacteria / 17. Marine biofouling / 18. Algae as weeds: economic impact, ecology and management alternatives / Part V. The Future of Algae in Human Affairs: 19. Algae in space / 20. The genetic improvement of algae; progress and prospects / 21. A future of phycotechnology / Indexes / **
* Algae and Human Affairs provides a comprehensive survey of the major roles of algae in present and future human life. This detailed synthesis is divided into four sections. The first reviews the natural roles of algae as sources of oxygen, organic carbon compounds, and as bases of food-chains for higher trophic levels. The second group of chapters deals with the commercial and economic value of algae to industry, energy, waste treatment and agriculture (i.e. algae as an important source of food and food additives, such as the carageenan used in dairy products). The third section discusses the detrimental, sometimes disastrous, effects of algae in the form of red-tide organisms, weeds, producers of freshwater toxins, and marine biofouling. The final section considers current applications and future potential of algae to industry, in general, and, in particular, to space exploration and genetic engineering. *
Stevenson, R.J. et al. ed.
Advances in Algal Biology
A Commemoration of the Work of Rex Lowe
藻類生物学の進歩
Springer-Verlag 2006.7
249 pp. (H)
ISBN 1-4020-4782-7
22,600円
Contents
* Advances in Algal Biology: A Commemoration of the Work of Rex Lowe was written by students and colleagues of Rex Lowe to acknowledge his esteemed career that included exceptional contributions to research and teaching. Papers in the book cover a variety of topics in algal ecology, focusing on benthic algal ecology in freshwater ecosystems. The studies provide an unusual combination of small-scale experiments and large-scale regional surveys that bridge both basic and applied ecology. Ecologists, limnologists, phycologists, and environmental scientists will find valuable contributions to the development and application of algal research. *
Hogarth, P.
The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses 2nd ed.
Oxford U.P. 2007.5
272 pp. (P)
ISBN 0-19-856871-1
8,400円
Contents
1. Mangroves and seagrasses / 2. Mangrove trees and their environment / 3. Seagrasses and their environment / 4. Community structure and dynamics / 5. The mangrove community: terrestrial components / 6. The mangrove community: marine components / 7. Seagrass communities / 8. Measuring and modelling / 9. Comparisons and connections / 10. Biodiversity and biogeography / 11. Impacts / **
* Mangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are biologically diverse and economically valuable. Hogarth's book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of mangroves and seagrasses. *
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